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UPS Posts Bulletin Warning of Fraudulent Email with Virus Attachment

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You've seen the commercial and already know what brown can do for you, but you'll be red with rage if you fall for a new scam based on an old trick. On its website, UPS has posted a bulletin alerting customers that a fraudulent email claiming to be from UPS is making the rounds. The email implores recipients to open an attachment reportedly containing a waybill for the shipment to be picked up, but the only thing being picked up by doing so is a nasty virus.

Maximum PC readers know full well to leave attachments alone, but if you're a frequent UPS customer, these types of scams can catch you off guard, particularly since UPS does, on occasion, send out official notifications that may include attachments. If in doubt, UPS is asking its customers to contact customerservice at ups dot com.

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"particularly since UPS does, on occasion, send out official notifications that may include attachments."  Sounds like UPS needs a new security person to me. Maybe people and business users should look elsewhere for service.

 

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